Eat Like a Local: Venice 3-Hour Small-Group Food Tasting Tour

Highlights

• Tastings & Full Meal
• Expert Local Guide
• Authentic Experience

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Mercati di Rialto

   30min

   There are 8 stops on this tour with plenty of food to make sure you do not need breakfast nor lunch nor dinner. You will start your day with some coffee, like the Italians do. Venice has a tradition that goes a long way back in time in making tasty pastries, and you will get to try some of the heavenly delicious pastries that the Venetian has to offer. After your sweet tooth has been satisfied, stroll through some wine bars and savor typical Venetian drinks accompanied by the famous cicchetti with lunch or dinner and learn how each dish is created.

2. 2

   San Polo

   15min

   Take a step back in time by visiting the oldest bacaro in Venice with us. You will hear the story as to why this atmospheric wine bar is said to have been a favourite place of the legendary lover Giacomo Casanova while you taste some of their best selling ciccheti, local Venetian snack. The bar still retains its old-world charm with wooden beams, copper pots, and standing-only counters where locals and travelers mingle over traditional food

3. 3

   San Polo

   20min

   Do you know that Venice was one of the first European cities to import sugar from the East, making it a luxurious and prized ingredient at that time?This early access led to the creation of a rich pastry tradition that blends Eastern spices with Italian creativity. From delicate tiramisu to the festive frittelle of Carnival, Venice s pastry are full of flavor. One of the stops on the tour is a family owned pastry shop and you will learn why Venetian sweets are more than just treats they're edible expressions of the city’s opulent past and its love for celebration, craftsmanship, and flavor

4. 4

   Santa Croce

   20min

   Another famous amongst local bar to try more cicchetti

5. 5

   Santa Croce

   20min

   Here you will be greeted by the owner of the store where he will prepare a selection of regional cured meat and cheese and hear stories of how they are made and how to spot one ones

6. 6

   San Polo

   45min

   Here to go to a locally frequented restaurant , and also been visited by celebrity chefs, where we will have the special of the day pasta or risotto, a freshly caught fish of the day dish and sarde in saor ( this restaurant is one of best places if not the best place to try sarde in saor with wine.

7. 7

   Stop 7

   20min

   Depending on the day of the tour, we could either go to here or Castello for more cicchetti

8. 8

   Cannaregio

   25min

   Another unforgettable way to experience the city through its sweet side: artisan gelato. Gelato isn’t just a treat in Italy it’s an art form. Learn how it s made , the stories and how to spot a good artisan gelato place in venice Depends on the day, we might get gelato in this district or another. Please let us know if you have a particular interest and we will try to accommodate you.

Before you go

Location